Log In · Register

 
its all around, effing pressure
expoised
post Oct 12 2004, 10:13 PM
Post #1


te quiero
******

Group: Banned
Posts: 2,586
Joined: Apr 2004
Member No: 14,678
my cousin got accepted into Princeton and Duke. my other cousin got accepted to Harvard. my dad went to Columbia and got his ph.d at MIT. my mother went to Rutgers. my uncle's a doctor and went to Duke. my other uncle also went to MIT. my oldest cousin's going to Standford.

and now the pressure's all on me and i'm scared shitless.

so.. how's the family pressure on you guys?
 
2 Pages V   1 2 >  
 Start new topic
Replies (1 - 41)
sweetdreamsx3
post Oct 12 2004, 10:15 PM
Post #2


Senior Member
*******

Group: Member
Posts: 5,585
Joined: Aug 2004
Member No: 38,082
Don't really have any pressure. biggrin.gif I'm the stupid one, so ehh there's no pressure on me. lol

And don't worries. :P It doesn't matter as long as you do go to a college and get a successful career or something that you're happy doing, right?
 
imafreakinazn
post Oct 12 2004, 10:20 PM
Post #3


My name is Jason, not imafreakinazn D:
******

Group: Member
Posts: 2,008
Joined: May 2004
Member No: 18,432
ugh. im azn. whaddaya think?
 
jnukes
post Oct 12 2004, 10:24 PM
Post #4


Senior Member
******

Group: Member
Posts: 2,172
Joined: Jul 2004
Member No: 34,045
my brother's like.. widely known across my city (note, not a big city) and like yea, everyone expect me to be like him. hm, yea.. i do kinda follow him a lot kinda (as in footsteps)
 
lilteardrop
post Oct 12 2004, 10:25 PM
Post #5


dont forget to smiLe today
*****

Group: Member
Posts: 336
Joined: Aug 2004
Member No: 39,095
my mom just goes off lecturing me about crap. its annoying
 
melface
post Oct 12 2004, 10:25 PM
Post #6


cb=bullshit.
******

Group: Member
Posts: 1,783
Joined: Feb 2004
Member No: 3,793
Is that something you want to do? Live up to their expectations? Why try to please them? Not everybody's perfect... but maybe the intelligence is genetic.
 
expoised
post Oct 12 2004, 10:32 PM
Post #7


te quiero
******

Group: Banned
Posts: 2,586
Joined: Apr 2004
Member No: 14,678
QUOTE(omg_melface @ Oct 12 2004, 10:25 PM)
Is that something you want to do? Live up to their expectations? Why try to please them? Not everybody's perfect... but maybe the intelligence is genetic.

its something that i'm trying to fight, but i'm on the losing end of the battle.

if intelligence is genetic, i definitely got the recessive gene. not that i'm dumb, i'm just... not a genius.
 
hellzlilkit
post Oct 12 2004, 10:37 PM
Post #8


Miss Liz/Roxy(whichever name)
****

Group: Member
Posts: 147
Joined: May 2004
Member No: 16,530
the pressure's on me because no one in my family ever in a good college. they want me to get into harvard, NYU or columbia. anything worse, and they wont give me money for college.
 
silver-rain
post Oct 12 2004, 10:54 PM
Post #9


hi. call me linda.
*******

Group: Official Member
Posts: 8,187
Joined: Feb 2004
Member No: 3,475
yeah, there's pressure on me too. my parents both work at columbia university, so if i go, then i can get a reduction in tuition. so they really want me to go to columbia.
 
*stephinika*
post Oct 12 2004, 10:59 PM
Post #10





Guest
yeah i got some of that...my cousin is at stanford getting his phd, and he's only 25. _dry.gif and he doesn't pay to go there...they pay him. and he graduated from berkeley before that.
 
Chaos13
post Oct 12 2004, 11:04 PM
Post #11


banned
******

Group: Member
Posts: 1,589
Joined: Feb 2004
Member No: 3,768
MY MOM WANTS ME TO BE A DOCTOR!
MY DAD WANTS ME TO BE A LAWYER!
MY GRANDMOTHER WANTS ME TO BE A VET!
MY GRANDFATHER WANTS ME TO BE SECRETARY!
MY COUSIN WANTS ME TO BE AN ANIME DRAWER!

MADNESS I TELL YOU! MADNESS!!!!!!
 
sporadic
post Oct 13 2004, 12:03 AM
Post #12


and they say imitation is flattering
******

Group: Member
Posts: 1,337
Joined: Jul 2004
Member No: 27,269
I don't have that much pressure, because my brother screwed up his academic situation which takes the focus off of me.

Although, I think I might do exactly what my brother did =[
 
bellpepper
post Oct 13 2004, 12:13 AM
Post #13


John 3:16
****

Group: Member
Posts: 107
Joined: May 2004
Member No: 19,029
I dont have alot of pressure. My parents just tell me you need to go to colledge AND get a good job and all that other stuff. IM kinda happy my parents dont kill me with all that pressure. I dont think I could handle it mellow.gif
 
jennifish
post Oct 13 2004, 12:35 AM
Post #14


jn
*****

Group: Member
Posts: 713
Joined: Sep 2004
Member No: 49,769
whoa. u've got all the smart genes!! haha. i dont hav any pressure actually.
 
angel-roh
post Oct 13 2004, 12:36 AM
Post #15


i'm susan
********

Group: Official Member
Posts: 13,875
Joined: Feb 2004
Member No: 5,029
wow that's scary so now they are making u do all those hardworks they've been going through too hmm i see... well i dont think i have a family pressure about like going on a good college like princeton and harvard! whoa... woww good thing my relatives are not like yours whew...then i would be in those pressure like u are going through >.<;; i feel bad for you, melissa!
 
tootsie_kiddo
post Oct 13 2004, 05:19 AM
Post #16


Your love is a razorblade kiss &hearts;
******

Group: Member
Posts: 1,794
Joined: Apr 2004
Member No: 9,959
wooooah, u hav a damn smart family. both my parentz didnt go to college. my mom dropped out of highskwl and she had me when she was 20...

and i'm getting satisfying grades... no pressure for me, yippeeee

o yea, actually there is pressure. my mom used to model... she's skinny and tall... i'm short and fat. itz really embarassing to go sumwhere with her cuz we hav pretty much identical faces but i'm so much fatter _dry.gif
 
yeseulx3
post Oct 13 2004, 05:44 AM
Post #17


Ah, mon Dieu !
******

Group: Member
Posts: 2,274
Joined: May 2004
Member No: 16,587
well, i don't have much pressure in my family, but sometimes my parents randomly lecture me in krn about how my grades really count and how i am a freshman now so i need to do much better in school...
*sigh* i hate life. mellow.gif
 
jaeman
post Oct 13 2004, 05:50 AM
Post #18


Senior Member
*******

Group: Official Member
Posts: 4,750
Joined: Apr 2004
Member No: 10,581
I'm not really pressured.
My mom just wants me to get good grades and my dad wants me to get a njrotc scholarship and join usna in annapolis.
That's what they want, but they don't pressure me and I don't feel like I'm getting pressured.
 
pbear
post Oct 13 2004, 06:27 AM
Post #19


Senior Member
*******

Group: Member
Posts: 3,102
Joined: Feb 2004
Member No: 3,162
My dad went to one of the best colleges in China when he was 14.
My mom went a good college in China too.
My sister's a straight-A student, good at EVERYTHING she does.

Of course there's pressure. mellow.gif
 
inthemudhole
post Oct 13 2004, 08:17 AM
Post #20


Brie
********

Group: Staff Alumni
Posts: 10,172
Joined: Jun 2004
Member No: 20,548
Yeah, my sister goofed off in middle school and high school, but my brother did well.. I don't have a whole lot of pressure about that, but my mom is especially hard on me grade-wise.
No B's. *shrug* Not terribly difficult, but it's pressure.
 
xj_liana_tx
post Oct 13 2004, 08:43 AM
Post #21


Senior Member
*******

Group: Member
Posts: 3,957
Joined: Sep 2004
Member No: 51,665
its in the blood, asian blood u no.. same here, and my parents, especialy my dad puts tremendous pressure on me, and asian parents compare their kids, and asian kids r like the money on the stake...
 
shawty_redd
post Oct 13 2004, 08:45 AM
Post #22


Alisha
******

Group: Member
Posts: 2,341
Joined: Mar 2004
Member No: 9,880
hmm *checks* nope no pressure here laugh.gif
well my parents are totally supportive in what i wanna do
i mean they have SUGGESTED what they would LIKE me to do but they haven't been pushy about it
thank god
 
waccoon
post Oct 13 2004, 10:38 AM
Post #23


We are the cure.
*******

Group: Staff Alumni
Posts: 4,936
Joined: Jan 2004
Member No: 1,456
Community colleges, woo!
 
Heathasm
post Oct 13 2004, 02:57 PM
Post #24


creepy heather
*******

Group: Official Member
Posts: 4,208
Joined: Aug 2004
Member No: 41,580
lol, im the artist in the family they expect me to do whatever i want huh.gif which is discouraging some times lol
 
xx angelbabu xx
post Oct 13 2004, 03:01 PM
Post #25


dudeee!
*****

Group: Member
Posts: 873
Joined: Jun 2004
Member No: 23,897
holy shiz your family is smart as heck!!

all the pressure is on me cuz im the youngest in the family.. and my family is kinda like your family.. they all went to really nice places..

my dad's always telling me to do well and stuff so i won't embarrass him in the future.. blah.. my dad is such a yale freak.. like.. I HAVE TO GO TO YALE! mad.gif
 
Saeglopur
post Oct 13 2004, 03:14 PM
Post #26


Day's Nearly Over
*******

Group: Staff Alumni
Posts: 4,553
Joined: Aug 2004
Member No: 45,183
my family in considered smart.. but you know what? Instead of living up to "smart" expectations, try something...
OUTRAGEOUS!
 
XaZnX07
post Oct 13 2004, 03:20 PM
Post #27


Senior Member
******

Group: Member
Posts: 1,443
Joined: May 2004
Member No: 18,050
wow yeah my family is like that too and i am the only guy of my generation so its like big time presrue on me and my aunts and uncles have like their masteres and phds my parents didnt get their eduacation and work hella heard so thats another reason oh wll i still have 2 more years untill i get to college
 
*Fallen_Fairy*
post Oct 13 2004, 03:22 PM
Post #28





Guest
ive but pressure on me like no other, since ill be the first grad in my family
 
*jooleeah*
post Oct 13 2004, 03:38 PM
Post #29





Guest
QUOTE
I don't have that much pressure, because my brother screwed up his academic situation which takes the focus off of me.

Although, I think I might do exactly what my brother did =[


My situation is almost the exact same as yours. except i still have a little bit of pressure. But I want to get into a college like princeton and such, so i think the pressure is good for me.
 
silver-rain
post Oct 13 2004, 03:56 PM
Post #30


hi. call me linda.
*******

Group: Official Member
Posts: 8,187
Joined: Feb 2004
Member No: 3,475
QUOTE(strwbrrykiwi23 @ Oct 13 2004, 6:44 AM)
well, i don't have much pressure in my family, but sometimes my parents randomly lecture me in krn about how my grades really count and how i am a freshman now so i need to do much better in school...
*sigh* i hate life. mellow.gif

yeah, my parents to that to me all the time too. since i started junior year, my parents, especially my mom, has gone all crazy and been lecturing me everytime i'm not doing any homework.
 
aznbabiicutie
post Oct 13 2004, 07:22 PM
Post #31


my name is tiffany
*****

Group: Member
Posts: 567
Joined: May 2004
Member No: 16,213
argh. and my english teacher niglio also says that he graduated at the age of 15. im not in highschool yet but i'm hoping to get into NYC.
 
juliar
post Oct 13 2004, 07:53 PM
Post #32


3,565, you n00bs ain't got nothin' on me.
*******

Group: Official Member
Posts: 3,761
Joined: Feb 2004
Member No: 3,565
my mom wants me to be a lawyer.
a lawyer.
just a lawyer.
my odl middle school is divided into sections, the law, art, and the health sections. my mom forced me to go into the law one.
 
neat_banner
post Oct 13 2004, 07:55 PM
Post #33


Newbie
*

Group: Member
Posts: 8
Joined: Oct 2004
Member No: 55,510
yea my parentz sometimes pressure me but i try to ignore them so it will make me do better
 
Redhdchic
post Oct 13 2004, 08:04 PM
Post #34


Senior Member
*****

Group: Member
Posts: 341
Joined: Aug 2004
Member No: 39,338
aww man that sucks ...like alot
i dont really have much pressure no one in my family has ever gone to college i'll be the first ....so ya as long as i go to college i'll be considered the most educated in my family...hehe
 
x emo screamo x
post Oct 13 2004, 08:07 PM
Post #35


Senior Member
*****

Group: Member
Posts: 937
Joined: Aug 2004
Member No: 39,476
Heh...

I finish school AND go to college otherwise they will be 'dissapointed' I don't like when they're dissapointed in me pinch.gif cry.gif
 
innovation
post Oct 13 2004, 08:18 PM
Post #36


Senior Member
******

Group: Member
Posts: 1,746
Joined: Oct 2004
Member No: 52,931
no direct pressure. it's all implied. expectations, etc.
my parents tell me stories about suicidal MIT kids.
it's not very encouraging.
 
faithin_felix
post Oct 13 2004, 08:48 PM
Post #37


Feeel X
******

Group: Member
Posts: 2,814
Joined: Jan 2004
Member No: 1,498
bad. real bad. it almost made me run away from home...
 
PinkTrash
post Oct 13 2004, 08:51 PM
Post #38


lick me
*******

Group: Member
Posts: 3,044
Joined: Aug 2004
Member No: 44,013
My family are standard.. but Im gifted in all subjects so they expect a lot more from me o.O But my moms nice, and she just said if I dont make it, I dont make it, and its cause I couldnt handle it, and theres no point in getting in and not handling things. So yeah.. I have the pressure on my self too >.<

Just breathe
 
panaginip13
post Oct 13 2004, 09:32 PM
Post #39


SQUASHBERRY. ;D
*****

Group: Member
Posts: 440
Joined: Jan 2004
Member No: 1,612
My parents don't like B's (or C's, D's and F's). The thing is, if I get a B in English 1 Honors, they wouldn't be that upset because my sister got a B in the same class with the same (evil) teacher. But if I got a B in Biology they'd probably be more upset because my sister did pretty well in biology (got a special award, majored in biochemistry in college, etc.). It's not like my sister and I are the same person... argh.
 
dani41790
post Oct 13 2004, 09:59 PM
Post #40


Hi! I'm Dani :)
*******

Group: Member
Posts: 5,637
Joined: Feb 2004
Member No: 3,369
bleh its big on me too. almost all of them were validictorians or watevas. my family is a bunch of nerds who study too much and didnt/dont have a life -_-. for some reason about 3/4 of my mom's side works in the medical field.
 
expoised
post Oct 13 2004, 10:03 PM
Post #41


te quiero
******

Group: Banned
Posts: 2,586
Joined: Apr 2004
Member No: 14,678
QUOTE(juliar @ Oct 13 2004, 7:53 PM)
my mom wants me to be a lawyer.
a lawyer.
just a lawyer.
my odl middle school is divided into sections, the law, art, and the health sections. my mom forced me to go into the law one.

that was what was with my mom.

me: i wanna be an artist
mom: well, after you're a doctor or a lawyer, you can do art in your spare time

me: i wanna be an equistrian (i ride horses)
mom: well, after you're a doctor or a lawyer, you can have as many horses as you want.


AIIYAAAA. =] well screw listening to her. _smile.gif
 
AllKnowingJanito...
post Oct 14 2004, 06:19 AM
Post #42


Senior Member
****

Group: Member
Posts: 101
Joined: Oct 2004
Member No: 54,215
I have an understanding family.
They are not giving me pressure.

So I can be whoever I want to be.

happy.gif
 
« Next Oldest · The Lounge · Next Newest »
 

2 Pages V   1 2 >
Reply to this topicStart new topic
1 User(s) are reading this topic (1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:

 

Display Mode: Switch to: Standard · Linear+ · Switch to: Outline

Track this topic · Email this topic · Print this topic